By PAUL WISEMAN, Associated Press Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The American economy grew at a solid 2.3% annual rate the last three months of 2024, supported by a burst of year-end consumer spending, the government said, leaving unchanged its … Continued
By MATT OTT, Associated Press Business Writer Applications for U.S. jobless benefits rose to a three-month high last week but remained within the same healthy range of the past three years. The number of Americans filing for jobless benefits rose … Continued
By GARY FIELDS, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands of U.S. Agency for International Development workers who have been fired or placed on leave as part of the Trump administration’s dismantling of the agency are being given a brief window … Continued
By COLLIN BINKLEY, JOCELYN GECKER and CHEYANNE MUMPHREY, Associated Press Education Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — Schools and colleges across the U.S. face a Friday deadline to end diversity programs or risk having their federal money pulled by the Trump administration, … Continued
By TARA COPP, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon revealed the specifics of its new transgender troop policy in a court filing Wednesday that says any service member or recruit who has been diagnosed with or treated for gender … Continued
ATLANTA — Alton Brown is in his sun-filled Atlanta kitchen on a Monday morning, prepping biscuits inspired by his grandmother, and asks Siri to set the timer for 20 minutes. “I’ve set the timer for 10 minutes,” Siri replies in … Continued